Mechanical Engineering at South Carolina

By building expertise in solid mechanics, materials processes, smart materials, manufacturing
automation, concurrent engineering/design, sustainable design or thermofluid/energy
sciences, students stand prepared to join the mechanical engineering and manufacturing
industries in South Carolina and beyond.

What to Expect

As a mechanical engineering major, you will have the opportunity to work with a professor
in research on some of today’s most notable engineering challenges. You will develop
skills that will give you the ability to solve many of today’s world problems. Mechanical
engineering majors will choose a concentration from design and manufacturing, engineering
materials, mechanics of solids, thermal and fluid systems and nuclear engineering.

Undergraduate Degree

The mechanical engineering program in the College of Engineering and Computing includes basic courses in science and mathematics, advanced topics in mechanical
engineering and many technical electives that enable you to specialize in a number
of areas.

The following courses fulfill some of the requirements for a Bachelor of Science in
Engineering with a major in mechanical engineering:

Circuits or Electrical Engineering for Nonmajors

Introduction to Engineering Graphics and Visualization

Statics

Introduction to Applied Numerical Methods

Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids

Thermodynamic Fundamentals

Dynamics

Design of Mechanical Elements

Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines

A Accelerated Degree Program

Mechanical engineering offers an accelerated degree program that allows undergraduate
students to complete both bachelor's and master's degrees in as few as five years.
The use of dual credit — courses that can be used toward both degrees — enables acceleration
of the program, reducing the total enrollment time of the student by one semester.

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